On the theoretical side, I was concerned with stochastic resonance.

In recent years, more and more of my time has become absorbed by administrative work for the research council of ETH-Z of which I am presently the president.

A brief visit to Nepal started my insatiable love for Asian art.

My father, Robert Ernst, was teaching as an architect at the technical high school of our city.

Thus, after finishing high school, I started with high expectations and enthusiasm to study chemistry at the famous Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.

I am not surprised that they show no intention to follow in my footsteps, although if I had a second chance myself, I would certainly try to repeat my present career.

I recognized that teaching and research institutions vitally depend on the involvement of active scientists also in management functions.